US EditionFight at Dutch Holiday Park Injures 2 Israeli Tourists
A 15-year-old Dutch boy was arrested after a paintball dispute escalated into violence injuring two Israeli men, one with serious head wounds, police said.
- On August 21, a brawl at the Center Parcs resort in Westerhoven, Southeast Brabant, wounded two Israeli tourists aged 37 and 41 and led to the arrest of a 15-year-old boy from Maarssen, Utrecht.
- A paintball dispute between groups from Maarssen in Utrecht and Israeli holidaymakers sparked a fight at Center Parcs, escalating onto a terrace with discriminatory slogans and stones thrown, while pro-Palestinian activists reportedly filmed Israeli visitors at De Eemhof, Zeewolde earlier this week.
- Police launched an investigation and declined to speculate on motive, while a holiday park spokesperson confirmed staff managed a fight during a family activity and announced the park's closure for inspections.
- Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it is monitoring the attack and handling the case through the Embassy of Israel in The Hague, urging the Dutch government to act decisively and bring perpetrators to justice.
- Chanan Hertzberger of the Central Jewish Council said authorities responded appropriately but cautioned against claims Israelis no longer safely visit, while Chief Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs and others linked the attack to wider tensions from the Israel‑Hamas war, urging stronger measures.
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Brawl: Police arrested a 15-year-old boy after a "family event that escalated into a brawl" at a Center Parcs location in…
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According to witnesses, discriminatory and possibly threatening slogans were shouted.
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Two Israeli tourists staying at Center Parcs De Kempervennen in the Brabant town of Westerhoven were injured in a fight on Thursday. A 15-year-old boy from Maarssen was arrested on suspicion of attempted aggravated assault. Police are investigating whether the incident occurred in a "discriminatory context."
·Amersfoort, Netherlands
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